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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2019
Intelligent Agricultural Solutions Llc, Fargo, ND (US);
Wyatt Dick, Fargo, ND (US);
Intelligent Agricultural Solutions LLC, Fargo, ND (US);
Abstract
A sectional control funnel box () includes a box body having an upper receiving member () for receiving particulate matter, a lower manifold () configured to be mounted on a distribution plate (), and a funnel mechanism () disposed between the upper receiving member and the lower manifold. The lower manifold includes a plurality of chutes () configured to direct the particulate matter to apertures () in the distribution plate. The funnel mechanism includes supply sections () that include directing slots () configured to provide the particulate matter from the upper receiving member to the chutes. An actuator () is attached to the funnel mechanism () and configured to drive the funnel mechanism between at least a first position, where a first one of the plurality of supply sections is aligned with the upper receiving member (), and a second position, where a second one of the plurality of supply sections is aligned with the upper receiving member.